Lower Saucon Township police arrested a woman on drug charges after observing her shoplifting at the Leithsville Road Giant supermarket around 10 p.m. March 9.

According to police, Katelyn Ann Kereczman, 24, of Hampton Avenue in Hellertown, was seen by an on-duty officer who happened to be in the store steal a bottle of Nyquil, concealing it in her purse.

The officer confronted Kereczman outside the store and, during a search, discovered she had nearly 20 packets - both empty and not - of heroin, and a burnt spoon coated in residue.

Kereczman is charged with retail theft and possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia.